Stating that the assault reported in Bhadravati was the result of personal enmity, Bhadravati MLA B.K. Sangameshwara has said he will quit politics if the BJP proved it was a communal clash.
Speaking to mediapersons in Bhadravati on August 17, the Congress MLA said that Sunil was assaulted by Mubarak while they were gambling. “BJP leaders are adding a communal colour to the incident. As assembly elections are approaching, they are making efforts to divide people,” he alleged.
The MLA is ready to take a vow in his children’s name in any temple to prove his claim and challenged BJP leaders to do the same. “There are many issues in Bhadravati. Two major industries – Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant and the Mysore Paper Mills – need to be revived. The workers staged a protest for several days. Former minister K.S. Eshwarappa never bothered to visit them. But he visited Bhadravati on August 16 soon after the assault incident,” he said.
